Heating device.



A. C. BENDER.

HEATING DEVICE.

VAPPLICATIQN FILED FEB. 11. I918.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

UNITE STATES Parana orrioa.

ALEXANDER C. BENDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HEATING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER 0. BEN- mm, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Heating Devices, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to heating devices home.

My improved structure is shown on the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top view and Fig. 2 is a side elevational view from plane 22, Fig. 1.

In the structure shown a primarily rectangular piece of sheet metal, preferably copper, is bent along two vertical lines to form a front wall 5 and side walls 6 and 7, these walls at, their lower ends being strengthened by'upper and lower bands 8 and 9. The structure issupported in suitable manner on feet 10 of heat insulating material, preferably porcelain.

Securedyto the front wall 5 is a plate 11 of comparatively heavy material. As shown, the plate is intimately secured against the outer side of the wall 5 so as to insure a flat smooth seat at the inside surface of the wall 5 'for the base 12 of an electrical iron.- 13 represents the yoke secured to the iron base ,and for supporting the handle 14:, while 15 represents the connector for electrically connecting the terminals of the electrical cord 16 with the heating coils within the iron base. Secured to and extending inwardly fromthe plate 11 are the threaded studs or rods 17 and 18 which receive at their front ends the clamping bar 19 and the thumb nuts 20 and 21. By means of these studs and clamping bar all the different styles of electrical irons now in use can readily be clamped against the wall 5 and the plate 11, and by means of the thumb screws the clamping engagement can be sufficiently tight to insure complete and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 116, 1918.

Application filed February 11, 1918. Serial No. 216,457.

form contact of the ironing surface of the iron base with the inner surface of the wall 5, such intimate contact assuring direct heating conductivity from the iron to the copper wall 5 and the plate 11, and the copper walls 5, 6 and 7 will therefore quickly receive the heat from the iron and will conduct and spread it over a large area from which it can be quickly conveyed to the sun rounding atmosphere and throughout the space to be heated. To increase the radiating surface the walls 6 and 7 may be corrugated, such corrugation also strengthening the iron supporting structure.

Besides being utilized for heating the air, provision can be made so that the device can be utilized for heating and evaporating water or for heating food. As shown, a supporting bracket 22 extends from the plate 11 to form a horizontal supporting shelf. On this shelf a vessel 23 containing Water may be placed in order that the air may be humidified 'as well as heatedf Or milk bottles or other containers can be placed directly on the shelf or within the container 23, which container could be of copper or other heat conducting material for rapidly transmitting heat to the vessel or material contained therein. I

I thus produce a very simple structure on which an electrical iron can be conveniently supported, the combination of the iron and supporting structure producing a very efficient and inexpensive stove. By means of the clamp the iron can be securely braced against the supportingstructure so that the generated heat will be rapidly carried away from the iron, and burning out of the heating coils of the iron prevented.

The handle of the attached iron forms a handle for the resulting stove structure which can thereby very conveniently be car ried from place to place.

I do not, of course, desire to belimited to the exact construction and arrangement shown and described, as changes are no doubt possible which would still come within the scope of the invention.

I claim as follows 1. supporting structure comprising a frame of sheet metal of good heat conductive material, a strengthening plate intimately secured to one wall of said structure, studs extending from said plate, a clamping bar receiving said studs and shiftable thereon, said studs a bar serving to receive and to intimately clamp against said structure an electrical heating device.

2. .In combination, a supporting structure comprising vertical walls of sheet metal of good conductive material, studs extending forwardly from one wall of said structure and threaded at their outer ends, a clamping bar receiving said studs and clamping nuts for said threaded ends, an electrical iron secured by said studs and said clamping plate with its base against a surface of said structure whereby said wa1ls may receive the heat generated by said iron and radiate said heat.

3. The combination of a supporting plate,

a sheet metal wall of conductive material secured to sald plate and having heat radiating extensions, studs extending from said plate through and beyond said sheet metal wall, a clamping bar for receiving the outer ends of said studs, an electrical iron having its base in engagement with said sheet metal Wall and held in such engagement by the studs and clamping bar.

4:. A heat radiating'device consisting of a supporting structure comprising sheet metal 'walls of good heat conductive material,

ALEXANDER o. BENDER. 

